The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Lamb nawabi $16.90
    • Lamb sautéed with onions and tomatoes, cooked in cream and garnished with cashew nuts
  • Beef madras $16.90
    • Delicious medium hot beef curry garnished and prepared with coconut South Indian style
  • Cheese naan $3.50
    • Naan stuffed with berbs and spiced cheddar cheese
  • Chicken pakoras $12.90
    • Boneless chicken dipped in spiced batter and deep fried
  • Saag alloo $9.90
  • Chips $5.00
  • South indian style fish curry $19.90
    • Fish fillets cooked in a fine onion gravy &coconut cream, finished with coriander
  • Bhunna lamb $16.90
    • Marinated diced lamb cooked with chopped onion masala & fresh spinach, finished with aromatic spices and fresh coriander
  • Redneck Ribs Tm Df
    • Porky Pig’s ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire, piled high then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce...the meal that made us famous!
  • Barney'S Ribs (DF) $15,5
    • Juicy pork ribs smothered in Barney’s sweet Lone Star sauce...lip smacking, finger licking, all the good things.
  • -Add buffalo chips And Lone Star coleslaw $5
  • Jack Daniel'S Chocolate Fudge Pudding $12
    • A rich, self-saucing chocolate fudge pudding, laced with Jack Daniel's. Served with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and vanilla bean ice cream.
  • Road Runner Special $12,5
    • Tender strips of chicken breast coated in seasoned breadcrumbs, cooked golden brown. Beep-beep, be in quick before they run out.
  • Lone Star Coleslaw GF DF $5
  • Redneck Ribstm (DF) $19
    • Porky Pig’s ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire then piled high and smothered in our world-famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • -Twelve $37
  • Grilled 250G Wakanui Sirloin (GF) $35.00
    • Potato gratin, charred shallots, italian greens & jus
  • Hawkes Bay Lamb Loin (GF) $34.00
    • Smoked eggplant, sweetbreads, peas, onions, yoghurt
  • Green Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette $8.00
  • Smoked Mussel Casareccia $25.00
    • Chorizo, chilli & pangratatto
  • Paua & Barley $19.00
    • Yoghurt, kawakawa & pangrattato
  • Served Daily 11:30Am To 2:30Pm
  • Cheesecake $16.00
    • Fig, white chocolate, port
  • Market Fish $P.O.A
    • Gnocchi, lemon, sorrel, burnt butter, seaweed
  • Jawbreaker Burger $11.50
  • Hoki Battered $3.50
  • Battered Mars $3.00
  • Curry Roll $2.60
  • Special $20.00
    • 4 Fish, 2 Sausages, 1.5 Scoops
  • Bat. Meat Patty $3.80
  • Scoop $3.50
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu (With A Cheese) $3.90
  • Mushroom & feta $17.00
    • With rosemary, olives and cracked pepper
  • Pizza of the week ?
    • Always changing, follow us, like us to be informed every week about this pizza
  • Ham & pineapple $13.00
    • You know how this one goes
  • Anchovy & capers $16.00
    • A staple in italy...close your eyes and pretend
  • Garlic bread $7.00
    • Pizza shaped with lots of garlic oil and mozzarella
  • Calzone $12.00
    • A folded pizza with chilli beef goodness
  • Beef & jalapeno $17.00
    • Started life as a special, becoming a legend
  • Prawns & kaitaia fire $18.00
    • Pizzeria...here its with seafood
  • key pokey ice cream, butterscotch sauce and whipped cream. $12.00
  • Guacamole $1.00
  • Cheeseburger $14.30
    • Beef pattie, cheese, mayo, tomato relish, lettuce and tomato.
  • House Loaf (v) $9.50
    • Fresh cobb loaf with butter
  • Chicken Hawaiian $24.00
    • Grilled chicken breast topped with pineapple and tomato salsa, and melted cheese with salad and turmeric favoured rice.
  • Roast & Steamed Vegetables $8.00
  • Add Topping
  • Chicken Schnitzel $21.00
    • Lightly crumbed chicken schnitzel with salad, chips and plum sauce.
  • The Outlaw $22.00
    • Sirloin steak hijacked & served medium rare w/ cheese, sauteed onions & beef jus riding on homemade toasted bread with rough cut fries
  • You’re an Egg Benny Boy $18.00
    • Poached eggs, crispy bacon, seasonal greens, hollandaise, served with thick cut sourdough
  • Cheesy Ride (V) $8.00
    • Tomato & cheese riding on the back of loaf & devotion
  • Frank Sparks Tart (V) $15.00
    • Caramelised onion & goats cheese tartlet, hijacked with roast capsicum& rocket salad
  • Billy the Squid $12.00
    • Battered calamari shootout with fresh salad, lemon, smooth garlic mayo
  • Meat is Murder (V) $19.50
    • Seasonal greens, roast tomato, mushroom, kumara rosti, eggs, crumbed brie, served with housemade bread
  • Sundance Salad (V) $18.00
    • A selection of roasted vegetables with rosemary, heisted & tossed w/ rocket & house dressing
  • Mushroom or Pepper Sauce $6.00
  • Porterhouse steak potato gratin, onion jam and Greek salad $40.00
  • Sesame beef spring rolls horseradish yoghurt & shaved cabbage $12.00
  • Crumbed goat’s cheese nectarine, walnut, rocket & honey $17.00
  • 200gm Eye fillet sautéed mushrooms, spinach, buffalo mozzarella and dried tomato $42.00
  • Salmon gravlax pickled cucumber, crostini, herbed cream cheese and fennel slaw $16.00
  • Garlic bread $10.00
  • Roasted duck fondant kumara and rocket with yogurt dressing $45.00
  • Seasonal vegetables walnuts and parmesan $10.00
  • Massive McMuffin® Hunger Buster N/A
    • For a day full of massive missions, there’s no better start than a Massive McMuffin, a Bacon & Egg McMuffin®, a hash brown and a small hot chocolate.
  • Gum Drop McFlurry® N/A
    • A kiwi favourite! For a delicious mouthful of gum drop pieces and bubblegum topping both blended into creamy soft serve, try the new Gum Drop McFlurry®.
  • $25 Classics ShareBox® $25
    • Included in the Classics ShareBox®: 1 x Big Mac®, 1 x Cheeseburger, 1 x Quarter Pounder®, 1 x McChicken®, 2 x Small Fries, 2 x Medium Fries, 2 x Small Soft Drinks, 2 x Med Soft Drinks
  • Chick'n McCheese N/A
    • A delicious combination of crispy coated chicken, lettuce, cheese, ketchup and mayonnaise.
  • Choc Top Cone N/A
    • The Choc Top Cone features Macca’s classic soft serve dipped in a chocolate coating, served inside a crunchy waffle cone.
  • Big Mac® N/A
    • Take two 100% beef patties sourced from farmers in regions such as the King Country and Canterbury. Add the delicious combination of crisp iceberg lettuce, melting cheese, onions, and tasty pickles, all framed between a toasted sesame seed bun. And for the grand finale a generous helping of our famous McDonald's special sauce!
  • The Boss® N/A
    • Eat like a boss with this Kiwi favourite. With two juicy beef patties, two cheeses, lettuce, onion, tomato and sauce all on a sesame seed bun. The Boss is back.
  • Filet-o-Fish® N/A
    • Dive in and enjoy our Filet-o-Fish. Sourced for its succulent and fresh flavour, the fish we use is renowned for its succulent moist texture, white flesh and great taste.
  • Big Coast Brekky $20.00
    • Sausages, bacon, eggs (any style), hash browns, tomato & toast
  • Vegetarian Burger $15.50
  • Chicken, Bacon & Brie Burger $15.50
  • ''Steak & Eggs'' $25.00
    • 250gm Scotch Fillet Steak w fries & salad. Your choice of sauce: Pepper, mushroom or garlic butter.
  • East Coast Kahuna Burger $15.50
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • ''Pacific Hoki'' $18.50
    • Served in tempura batter w fries, salad & 1 egg
  • Fish Burger $15.50
  • Smoked salmon & creamed cheese S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Brown rice - karaage chicken mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • Teriyaki salmon $14.50
  • Inari sushi $2.60
    • Small pack / large pack (2 piece / 3 piece)
  • Teriyaki chicken $11.10
  • Comes with salad, rice & pickles (available from 10am)
  • Takoyaki (octopus dumplings) $6.00
  • Chiken katsu (panko bread crumbs) $11.50
  • Ploughman's sharing plate $35.00
    • with pastrami,camemnert,fried halloumi,marinated olives,pickled onion,gherkins,beetroot chutney,smoked butter & toasted ciabatta.
  • Eggs benedict $18.00
    • with smoked salmon or bacon,on toasted ciaatta with fresh tomato.
  • Creme brulee with poached fruit. $13.00
  • Buckwheat pancakes $18.00
    • with poached pear,blueberry,coconut yoghurt & honey.
  • Avocado and goats feta $12.00
    • with lemon & olive oil.
  • Spicy grilled chicken breast tenders $23.00
    • with broccoli & quinoa tabbouleh,toasted almonds & lemon tahini & yoghurt dressing.
  • Homemade bagels $13.00
    • with smoked salmon,cream cheese,lemon & rocket.
  • Homemade crumpet $10.00
    • with jam,cream cream cheese or honeycomb
  • Steamed Fig Pudding $14
  • Fries $7
    • With sauce
  • Kids Platter $10
    • Ham & cheese toastie, snacks and treats
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $28
    • Asian noodle salad, roasted peanuts & spicy mango lime sauce
  • Local Fresh Fillet of Fish $30
    • Baked herb crust, potato & caper puree, green beans & lemon butter sauce
  • Bushmere Antipasto Style Sharing Platters $55
  • Feijoa & White Chocolate Cheesecake $14
  • Karengo Eclair with Cured King Salmon $26
    • Salmon mousse & avocado, salad greens, confit lemon salsa
  • Beef Nachos $15.50
    • Corn Chips Topped With Mexican Beef And Beans Sour Cream And Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Pork Steak $19.50
    • Grilled And Served With Apple Sauce And Mashed Potato On Fries
  • No 3. Fish And Squid (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
  • Extras $2.50
    • 2 Eggs / Tomatoes / Onions / Mushroom Sauce
  • Chicken Schnitzel $18.50
    • With Mushroom Or Apricot Sauce And Topped With Cheese With Salad And Fries
  • Burgers - Chicken $13.50
    • Crumbed With Bacon, Cheese, Salad And Fries
  • Burgers - Beef $13.50
    • With Bacon, Cheese, Salad And Fries
  • Burgers - Fish $13.50
    • Battred With Cheese, Tartare Sauce, Salad And Fries
  • Greek Salad $11.0
  • Bacon wrapped scallops w/ zingy margarita dressing & micro salad $18.5
  • Pork belly bites & micro salad w/ sweet & sour sauce $13.5
  • Nicks Grill $22.0
    • Bacon, pork & sage sausages, grilled tomato, creamy mushrooms, hash browns, toasted focaccia & eggs your way
  • Wedges $9.0
  • 300g Scotch Fillet Of Beef $32.0
    • Char-grilled to your liking, served w/ chunky fries & peppercorn sauce accompanied by a crisp garden salad
  • Eggs Bennedect $20.5
    • A choice of bacon or house smoked salmon served upon a baked croissant w/ flamed spinach, poached eggs & hollandaise sauce
  • Aged Scotch Fillet Of Beef $34.5
    • Char-grilled to your liking served on a blue cheese mash w/ bacon, onion & mushroom duxle, blanched baby spinach, balsamic roasted tomato & pinot jus
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand